20-16 Stanhope Street, Queens, NY 11385

The two-story, four-unit tenement building at 20-16 Stanhope Street in Ridgewood, owned by Liliana Sulea and built in 1922, has experienced several significant regulatory issues in recent years. Most notably, there is a recurring pattern of Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations recorded in 2022, 2023, and 2024 all citing failure to file the mandated annual bedbug report.

These violations, which directly impact resident comfort and safety, have remained unresolved for multiple years. The building's history also includes a serious incident of unauthorized construction work in 2019, when illegal conversions at the cellar level were reported, creating multiple rooms and installing bathroom facilities without proper permits. This situation resulted in a $3,125 penalty that was marked as resolved with a balance due of -$3,125, suggesting an unusual resolution status.

A subsequent permit was issued in October 2020 for electrical work, indicating some level of compliance with building regulations. Prior to these issues, the building successfully passed a rodent inspection in March 2017, though this seems less relevant given the subsequent violations. While the most recent bedbug reporting violation is the most concerning from a resident safety perspective, the pattern of non-compliance with housing maintenance requirements over multiple years is notable.